DC picked fifth in preseason poll

DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College Track and Field Team has been picked to finish fifth in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference outdoor season. [Release]

The poll of the conference's ten coaches saw a unanimous first place finish for Rose-Hulman, receiving all first place votes for 100 points.  DC saw a good amount of points come its way as well, receiving 66.

The fifth place vote is exactly where the track and field team finished in the HCAC Indoor Championship just a month ago, coming in fifth place with 61.5 points.

The Yellow Jackets placed five athletes on the Athletes to Watch list.  It features three distance runners, a sprinter, and a thrower.

Joe Davis (Ontario, Ohio / Ontario), Troy Parrett (Cedarville, Ohio / Cedarville), and Madison Murphy (Westerville, Ohio / Thomas Washington) are the distance runners on the list for the Yellow Jackets.

Anthony Nolfi (Akron, Ohio / Ravenna Southeast) is the thrower selected and Ryan Johnston (Defiance, Ohio / Ayersville) the sprinter for the Yellow Jackets.

DC's first outdoor meet will be this Saturday at the Rose-Hulman Early Bird Invitational.  Start time is set for 12:30 p.m.